UMBC earned the tournament title with a 1-0 win over FDU and a
0-0 draw vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) . FDU and Navy each recorded a
1-1-0 mark, but the Knights placed second due to their 1-0 win over
the Mids.

Louisignau made three saves while blanking St. Francis (N.Y.) in
a72-minute effort on Sept. 1. That game was stopped after 72
minutes due to a campus wide power failure at UMBC. He
then tied a career high with nine saves vs. the Knights as the
Retrievers held off the hard-charging visitors.

Louisignau posted his third shutout of the season and has not
allowed a goal in 430 minutes, dating back to the first half of the
NCAA Tournament game at Princeton last season. He also had nine
saves last Oct. 2 in a 1-1 draw with Binghamton and now has eight
shutouts in 16 career starts for UMBC.

Bulls scored the game-winning goal against FDU, bending in a
direct kick in the 13th minute.

The preseason Hermann Award candidate now has 87 career points
(29 goals, 29 assists) and his 87 points tie former
teammate Levi
Houapeu for fourth place on UMBC's all-time scoring
list. His game-winner was the 14th of his career,
three behind all-time leader Giuliano Celenza (1999-2000).

Caringi did not score in the two games, but won numerous balls
in the air in the offensive half of the field and was a dangerous
offensive player throughout the matches. Paddock and Welsh helped
Louisignau keep the opposition off the board as the Retrievers have
recorded three shutouts to start a season for the first time since
2003 and just the second time in UMBC's Division I (1986)
history.